Retaining wall waterfall

Retaining wall waterfall

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Water cascades down a parking lot retaining wall in Paterson, New Jersey. The swollen and cresting rivers, including the Passaic, Pompton and Ramapo, flooded roads and damaged houses along stretches of northern New Jersey.

Water cascades down a parking lot retaining wall in Paterson, New Jersey. The swollen and cresting rivers, including the Passaic, Pompton and Ramapo, flooded roads and damaged houses along stretches of northern New Jersey. (Getty Images)

Water cascades down a parking lot retaining wall in Paterson, New Jersey. The swollen and cresting rivers, including the Passaic, Pompton and Ramapo, flooded roads and damaged houses along stretches of northern New Jersey.